as i was looking through the Bible today looking for verses that i could put on my 'til the end of the semester' count down links, i noticed that there was not a single word in it that was in bold. not one word in italics or underlined... it was just written plain as the day is long for us to gather meaning from the words, and not how they were read.
i came across this verse, that i have found to be more and more romantic each time i've read it...
'since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because i love you, i will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.' isaiah 43:4
how on earth would you decide which words to underline or italicize or to put in bold in that verse? i tried to play around with it, and i honestly thought that nearly every word should have been treated especially special.
then i figured out that that is probably why the Bible doesn't ever use bold or italics.
i wish that i could live my life like that. never feeling the need to prove anything. or underline one part of me, while masking another. i wish i could live life in bold always. so that every word i spoke breathed significance and great love for others. so that not an action i took part of wasn't worthy of being underlined and marked important.
but i am human ... so how do i get to the point where i know that i am loving with all that i am, giving with all that i have, and acting with all of my love?
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